One of the fortunate few able to take a brief ride on the Locomotion No. 1 wonders aloud which way we'll be going. The reply comes: "It's a bit of a surprise actually. We'll see." The steam billows, ...

Thousands of steam enthusiasts lined the tracks to watch a newly restored replica of Locomotion No 1 re-enact the birth of the railways 200 years ago. The engine, pulling a carriage with the Duke of ...

Replica Locomotion No1 passes through Heighington, County Durham, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, on its first official journey in 200 years from the Locomotion Museum in Shildon to Darlington, as part of ...

A replica of a historic steam engine has completed a recreation of the maiden journey on the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) to mark the line's 200th anniversary. Locomotion No 1, a 50-year-old ...

A replica of the world’s first passenger railway journey will roll through north east England to celebrate its 200th anniversary this weekend. From Friday (26 September), the bicentenary event will ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carlton Reid is a U.K.-based journalist covering sustainability. Sep 26, 2025, 07:14am EDT Oct 04, 2025, 08:42am EDT Newly ...

Thousands of people arrived in Shildon, North East England to see the replica of the steam train, Locomotion No.1, set off down the tracks to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the modern railway.